Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laborously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
laborous-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a laborous manner.

Etymology

From laborous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more laborously (comparative) most laborously (superlative)

Questions

What does laborously mean?
In a laborous manner.
Where does laborously come from?
From laborous + -ly.

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